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Big tech CEOs face lawmakers in House hearing on social media’s role in extremism, misinformation

Lawmakers wanted answers on the role Google, Facebook and Twitter played in the attacks on the Capitol and viral covid-19 misinformation

April 9, 2021 at 3:20 p.m. EDT
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House lawmakers from both sides of the aisle on Thursday interrogated the chief executives of Google, Facebook and Twitter, escalating their calls for swift regulation of the tech industry.  
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